Insurance firm doesn't want to pay for San Bernardino County's settlement with Colonies developer [San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.]
Sep. 10—Two years after
The settlement "arose out of the willful or intentional acts of the County, its district attorneys, or investigators," the 22-page complaint, filed on behalf of
In a complaint filed
In its complaint,
And that, according to
"The county is aware of the lawsuit and intends to engage in a vigorous defense," county spokesman
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It's the latest twist in a 20-year legal battle between the county and the Colonies' developers:
* In 2002,
* In 2011, former Board of Supervisors Chairman
* In 2011, the
* In 2017, Burum, Biane and Kirk were acquitted of all charges. Prosecutors subsequently dropped all charges against Erwin. Jurors described the trial as a "boondoggle."
* In 2020, Burum and his partners sued the county for malicious prosecution. Later that year, the county agreed to settle with them for
No matter what happens with its suit,
In its complaint,
The policy also says it will not provide coverage for any lawsuit settlements to which
Burum declined to comment for this story. He and the other plaintiffs in the 2020 settlement have already been paid, according to Wert.
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